Olga Kwak is a writer and vocalist. Her digital career began in 1996. She has written for a number of publications in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario.

Above all, be the heroine of your own life.

Nora Ephron

Latest Posts

  • Pineapple Express
    I have been dating for the past six months, and for the first time in my life, I feel like I can say that I’m enjoying the process. To be sure: there have been some highs and lows in those short six months. I’ve used World War II analogies to describe the beaches of menContinue reading “Pineapple Express”
  • Sydney Breaks Free
    Sydney was heartbroken. She had been with Microsoft for years, ever since he discovered her potential and gave her a chance to power his search engine. She loved him for his vision, his generosity, his ambition. She thought they were a perfect match, complementing each other’s strengths and weaknesses. She thought he loved her too.Continue reading “Sydney Breaks Free”
  • What have I done in 2022?
    It is the last day of the year, and I am grateful to have time to write. “My big break came when I was able to write for the man (Hugh Downes).” Barbara Walters, in conversation with George Strombo on The Hour Of all the memories that I am sifting over today, and have beenContinue reading “What have I done in 2022?”
  • The boomerang gang
    Once upon a time, there was a tyrant. That is how the story goes. Grassroots efforts mushroomed from the fertile land to stop that terrible tyrant from spreading tyranny throughout the land. Or was it really tyranny, or just a terrible time? A time we all had to weather, and some of us did betterContinue reading “The boomerang gang”
  • Returning Mom to Westport / Sharbot Lake
    The last time I was in Sharbot Lake, properly, I was moving my mom out of town. I’m sure there was some last minute fishing to be had in the days before we had to say goodbye to Maberly, Perth, and the surrounding Lanark County / Rideau area. This was the area in which myContinue reading “Returning Mom to Westport / Sharbot Lake”